Marilyn was one. Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth were, too, with Bettie Page being one of the naughtiest. Everybody loves a pin-up girl, and now’s your chance to pose with the best!

Come on out to NYC’s longest running honky tonk, the Rodeo Bar, for a night of rockabilly music and a retro pin-up girl revue! The Rodeo Bar features cold beer, hot Tex-Mex cuisine and no cover charge – and, on Saturday, May 11th, plays host to a pin-up girl contest, courtesy of famed, internationally published pin-up photographer Viva Van Story, with live music from NYC’s best-dressed rockabilly trio, Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co.

Come join us at the Rodeo Bar show in New York City on May 11th at 10pm and see our 10 Pinup Finalists compete for the PINUP Title. Viva and her savvy panel of judges will Pick 3 winners from the ten entrants at the Rodeo Bar Saturday Night, where the gal with the cutest, classic pin-up personality will win a boatload of nifty prizes! The Grand Prize includes a personalized pin-up shoot with Viva Van Story (a $600 value, no less), including hair, makeup and styling ($150) – the results of which will appear in the winner’s very own feature in an upcoming edition of Retro Lovely Magazine, 100 gift certificate from What Katie Did and some prizes from Brooklyn’s Slapback Vintage Store! Everyone wins, though, and runner-ups will receive their own copy of Viva’s latest book, “Sheer”, along with other fun stuff.

So, whether you’re a pin-up in waiting or else just looking to cheer on your favorite, come join us at the Rodeo Bar on May 11th!

Introducing my newest collectible booklet, All About Angela! Over 10 years of images of Angela Ryan. My favorites throughout the years. I will be selling this at VLV and it will be signed and numbered by Angela and I. It’s being put together now. It will be around 16 pages like the Everything Mosh booklet.

I will be selling this at VLV for $20. You can preorder yours today for $20 + $4 shipping in USA and $6 shipping outside USA via paypal to vivaspinups@gmail.com but none of the preorders will be mailed till I return from Vegas since they will be all signed there from Angela.

Only 100 will be printed. This is a collectible booklet for my most devoted fans. Don’t miss out.

Image below got a nominee in the 6th Annual Photography Masters Cup 2013 for the Color Photography Awards. My image was picked out from over 8,521 entries that were received from 86 countries. Not a winner but happy to be noticed but still a big accomplishment.

Black and White Spider Awards

Celebrating its 7th year, Black and White Spider Awards is the leading international award honoring black and white photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers in a prestigious annual competition and globally webcast event, reaching photo fans in 154 countries.

I received two nominees in this years Black and White Spider Awards.

One in Professional People Category and another in Professional Fashion Category. Thank you Eden Berlin and Lauren WK for being apart of my art.